Helping Good People Carry 2 Defend

About our Instructor that teaches the

Concealed Carry Permit Class

Carl Traub teaches a curriculum that exceeds the State requirements to obtain your Concealed Carry License.
“As a Certified Illinois Firearms Instructor, Carl's goal is to help students not only improve their shooting, to safely and responsibly handle their firearms.

Carl has over 45 years of firearms experience. Growing up as the son of a police officer, he learned at an early age the importance of gun safety and storage of firearms.
Carl has 5 years of experience as a former Employee with Dunbar Armored Car Division as a Crew Chief and Firearms Instructor.
As a previous Firearms instructor he decided to open C-N-C Academy in Spring of 2016 with over 1000 satisfied Students.
As a Certified Illinois Firearms Instructor, Certified by USCCA, NRA Law Enforcement, And NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Carl’s goal is to help students not only improve their shooting, but to safely and responsibly handle their firearms.
Carl uses his professional training and recreational shooting experience to help both novice and experienced gun owners become safer, more knowledgeable, and more responsible.

Concealed Carry Classes

How to get a concealed carry permit, take this USCCA (United States Concealed Carry Association) 8 and 16 hours concealed carry course is an excellent way to introduce yourself to gun safety, basic firearm handling as well as familiarizing yourself with Illinois firearm laws. Successful completion of this conceal and carry course will exceed the minimum requirements for the state of Illinois in order for you to obtain your concealed carry permit. Concealed carry classes in Schaumburg.

Eligibility Requirements

You are at least 21 years old.

You are able to obtain a FOID card.

You do not have 2 or more violations related to driving while under the influence of alcohol.

You are not subject to any pending arrest warrants, prosecution or proceeding for an offense.

You have not been in residential or court-ordered treatment for alcoholism, alcohol detoxification.

You may be eligible if you satisfy all of above and no objections are filed by law enforcement.

Gun Safety Class

Introduction to Hand Guns and safety of handling them. This class is a United States Concealed Carry Association ( The USCCA) Basic Handgun course, It provides the student with the knowledge needed to safely handle and shoot a handgun. It also provides an introduction to defensive shooting fundamentals.
The course consists of the following areas:
*Universal safety rules
*Basic knowledge, skills, and for owning and operating a pistol safely.
*Pistol parts and operation
*Ammunition types
*Shooting fundamentals
*Provides an introduction to defensive shooting fundamentals
*Range rules
The course will use laser Sirt Guns. Bring your own handgun but please NO AMMO.
Students will receive an USCCA Certificate of Completion.

FAQs

WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF GETTING A CONCEALED CARRY LICENSE IN THE STATE OF IL?

The cost of the class is $159 for a student who needs the full 16-hour class. Students that were in the Military and have a DD214 will only need to take an 8-hour course. The fee for the 8-hour course is $100. The state application fee is $150. Fingerprints $65 (which are optional and performed by an outside vendor at our location on Saturday Mornings). Total cost of class and license fees is $309. If you do fingerprints, the total cost is $374.

DO YOU DO FINGERPRINTS?

We use a vendor (LA Thomas Security) that does fingerprints at our facility as a convenience to our customers. Fingerprints are optional for applicants. If you apply for your application with fingerprints, the state has 90 days to issue or deny your license. If you apply for your application without fingerprints, the state has 120 days to issue or deny your permit. (The State was given an additional 30 days to process your application and could take up to 150 Days to issue or deny your permit without fingerprints)

DO I NEED A GUN OR FOID CARD TO TAKE THE CLASS?

You do not need to have a firearm to take the class, I could provide a rental firearm including ammo for additional $25.00 for the firearm qualification portion. You do not need a FOID Card to take the class. However, you will need a FOID card prior to Applying for the Concealed Carry License.

I highly recommend Carl's 16-hour concealed carry training class as required for an Illinois state concealed carry permit. He is knowledgable, thorough and respectful towards his students. He treats all his students the same whether they have advanced experience with firearms or are novices. Carl's prices are very reasonable. You won't be disappointed.read more

Carl is the best there is, and he charges half of what the competition does.
He purposefully keeps the class size under 12 so that he can focus on the individual. He has decades of training experience, is recently retired from his "day job," and does the CNC Academy because he enjoys it.
He is friendly, honest, knowledgeable, easy-going, and a great teacher. His class is informative whether you are an experienced gun owner or have never held a gun in your life. Highly recommended.read more

Carl is the best there is, and he charges half of what the competition does.
He purposefully keeps the class size under 12 so that he can focus on the individual. He has decades of training experience, is recently retired from his "day job," and does the CNC Academy because he enjoys it.
He is friendly, honest, knowledgeable, easy-going, and a great teacher. His class is informative whether you are an experienced gun owner or have never held a gun in your life. Highly recommended.read more

This class to get your conceal carry permit was great. Carl was very easy to be comfortable around and was a great instructor. This class went by so quickly due to Carl keeping it interesting and I retained so much information. I would highly recommend getting your permit through Carl’s class!read more

It was a fun class with lots of good information. Small class size so it's almost like one on one training. Carl was open to all questions and reviewing anything we didn't understand. The price for the class was also the best I found anywhere around. I Will be recommending CNC academy to everyone I know interested in there CCL.read more

This is simply some of the best training available. I have had prior military weapons training so I have actual experience to measure CNC Academy training against. Carl’s training is, without a doubt, some of the best instruction I have received. The class consists of both instructor lead lessons and class participation demonstrations that fix the presented scenarios and concepts into the student’s mind. Carl’s teaching style, depth of subject matter knowledge, and interactive presentations keep his students actively engaged. I guarantee that you won’t be disappointed if you choose CNC Academy training. I also urge everyone with prior military experience to attend the full two-day training, even though the law doesn’t require it. You won’t be sorry you did. You can never receive too much training on such an important topic.read more